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After four months of an executive order sitting on top of a bureaucracy that was not moving, the West Wing has taken operational control of rescheduling, with the Washington Post reporting that agencies have been told to prepare for imminent action and DEA planning a new administrative hearing. Virginia lawmakers have stripped the middle ground out of their adult-use bill and sent Gov. Spanberger a clean choice. Michigan's first 4/20 under the 24 percent wholesale tax came in roughly flat with three years ago, which is the story hiding underneath the celebratory number. South Carolina's hemp compromise collapsed into a conference committee the same day Charlotte breweries started counting the seven months they have left. Wisconsin, New Jersey, and a federal securities remedy round out a day where regulators are either being asked to govern better or being reminded that the rules still apply.
🏛️ White House takes the wheel on rescheduling
🌿 South Carolina's hemp standoff
🚨 A vending-machine empire unwinds
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